Thailand Not Immune To Second Wave Of Infections: Health Experts
BANGKOK, Aug 18 (NNN-TNA) – Despite Thailand passing a record 80 days free from locally acquired infections of COVID-19, Thai…
Metro Manila Reverts To More Relaxed COVID-19 Restrictions
MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – Restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila and the four…
Japan’s Abe Leaves Tokyo Hospital After 7-Hour Checkup, Rumours Still Swirl About Health
TOKYO, Aug 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, left hospital in Tokyo yesterday evening, after a seven-hour checkup,…
6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Central Philippines
MANILA, Aug 18 (NNN-PNA) – A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, shook Masbate province, in the central…
COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 50,000 In India
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (NNN-UNI) – The total COVID-19 deaths surpassed 50,000, reaching 50,921, in India on Monday, said federal…
S. Korea’s WTO DG candidate Yoo says focus should be on rebuilding multilateral trading system
File photo of South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, who is running to be the next director general of the…
Taliban Attack On Afghan District Repulsed, Three Insurgents Killed
KABUL, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan forces beat back Taliban militants’ attack on Siagurd district, of the eastern Parwan province…
US needs to ratify UNCLOS if it wants to increase engagement in South China Sea issue – Law expert
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The United States would have to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
UAE Summons Senior Iranian Diplomat Over Iranian President’s Speech
ABU DHABI, Aug 17 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, summoned a…
Covid-19: Over 30 countries’ daily cases surpass 1,000 – WHO
GENEVA, Aug 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than 30 countries reported a daily COVID-19 caseload over 1,000, according to a report…